[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41825-41829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15582]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 926

[SPATS No. MT-021-FOR]


Montana Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; approval of amendment.

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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
(OSM), are approving a proposed amendment to the Montana abandoned mine 
land reclamation (AMLR) plan (hereinafter referred to as the ``Montana 
plan'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
(SMCRA or the Act). Montana proposed revisions and additional 
explanatory information about the Department of Environmental Quality 
(DEQ), its authority, organization, personnel staffing policies, and 
purchasing and procurement policies. Montana also provided information 
about the AMLR plan, the goals and objectives of the emergency program, 
reclamation project ranking and selection, the coordination among 
agencies, policies and procedures for land acquisition, reclamation of 
private land, consent for entry, the accounting system, and a new 
appendix concerning the abandoned inactive mines scoring system 
(AIMSS). Montana revised its plan to meet the requirements of the 
corresponding Federal regulations and to be consistent with SMCRA, to 
clarify ambiguities, and to improve operational efficiency.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 20, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guy Padgett, Director, Casper Field 
Office; Telephone: (307) 261-6550; Internet address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

I. Background on the Montana Plan
II. Submission of the Proposed Amendment
III. OSM's Findings
IV. Summary and Disposition of Comments
V. OSM's Decision
VI. Procedural Determinations

I. Background on the Montana Plan

    The AMLR Program was established by Title IV of the Act (30 U.S.C. 
1201 et seq.) in response to concerns over extensive environmental 
damage caused by past coal mining activities. The program is funded by 
a reclamation fee which is collected on each ton of coal that is 
produced. The money collected is used to finance the reclamation of 
abandoned coal mines and for other authorized activities. Section 405 
of the Act allows States and Indian tribes to assume exclusive 
responsibility for reclamation activity within the State or on Indian 
lands if they develop and submit to the Secretary of the Interior for 
approval, a program (often referred to as a ``plan'') for the 
reclamation of abandoned coal mines.
    On November 24, 1980, the Secretary of the Interior approved the 
Montana plan. You can find general background information on the 
Montana plan, including the Secretary's findings and the disposition of 
comments, in the October 24, 1980, Federal Register (45 FR 70445). You 
can also find later actions concerning Montana's plan and plan 
amendments at 30 CFR 926.21 and 926.25.

II. Submission of the Proposed Amendment

    By letter dated August 15, 2000, Montana sent us a proposed 
amendment to its plan (SPATS No. MT-021-FOR, Administrative Record No. 
MT-18-01) under SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). Montana sent the 
amendment in response to a required plan amendment at 30 CFR 926.21(a) 
and at its own initiative.
    Montana proposed to delete its abandoned mine land (AML) rule 
definitions of ``abandoned mine land reclamation fund,'' ``emergency,'' 
and ``extreme danger'' at the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) 
26.4.301 and its definitions of ``abandoned mine land reclamation 
fund,'' ``emergency,'' ``expended,'' ``extreme danger,'' ``fund,'' 
``left or abandoned in either an unreclaimed or inadequately reclaimed 
condition,'' ``Montana abandoned mine reclamation program,'' and 
``reclamation activities'' at ARM 26.4.1231. Montana proposed a revised 
definition of ``abandoned'' at ARM 26.4.301 and a revised ARM 
26.4.1303. Montana also proposed to delete the AML rules at ARM 
26.4.1232 through 26.4.1242 and to rely instead on its AMLR plan and on 
the statutory provisions at the Montana Code Annotated (MCA) 82-4-239, 
242, 323, 371, 372, 424, 445 and 446. Montana proposed revisions to MCA 
82-4-239 to reflect the reorganized duties of the Board of 
Environmental Review and the DEQ. Montana presented its 1995 
reorganization plan abolishing the Department of State Lands and 
creating the DEQ.
    We announced receipt of the proposed amendment in the September 25, 
2000, Federal Register (65 FR 57581; Administrative Record No. MT-18-
06). In the same document, we opened the public comment period and 
provided an opportunity for a public hearing or meeting on the 
amendment's adequacy. We did not hold a public hearing or meeting 
because no one requested one. The public comment period ended on 
October 25, 2000. We received comments from three Federal agencies.
    During our review of the amendment, we identified concerns relating 
to the deletion of Montana's rules concerning non-emergency AML 
reclamation, the deletion of Montana's rules concerning emergency 
reclamation, the statutes relating to Montana's AMLR plan, cross-
references and quotes in the Montana plan which cited the deleted 
rules, and the reference to the former Department of State Lands, now 
the DEQ. We notified Montana of these concerns by letter dated January 
24, 2001 (Administrative Record No. MT-18-08).
    Montana responded in a letter dated April 30, 2001, by submitting 
additional explanatory information and a revised 2001 plan amendment 
(Administrative Record No. MT-18-11). Montana responded to each of our 
January 24, 2001, concerns, in particular, explaining where Montana 
believes it retains authority to implement its approved AMLR program 
(both emergency and non-emergency reclamation activities) for each 
deleted rule, where Montana intends to rely upon Federal authority, 
that the 2001 plan amendment supercedes earlier plans which may 
conflict with subsequent revisions, and referencing additional statutes 
which provide AML authority. Montana revised the AMLR plan to provide 
2001 updated information, delete obsolete rule cites, change the State 
agency name to the Department of Environmental Quality, provide missing 
pages, provide an organizational chart for the DEQ, and make other 
editorial changes. By letter dated June 5, 2001 (Administrative Record 
No. MT-18-13), Montana provided a complete Attachment C to its revised 
plan.
    Based on Montana's explanatory information and revised 2001 plan 
amendment, we reopened the public comment period in the June 1, 2001,

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Federal Register (66 FR 29744, Administrative Record No. MT-18-12) and 
provided an opportunity for a public hearing or meeting on the adequacy 
of the revised amendment. We did not hold a public hearing or meeting 
because no one requested one. The public comment period closed on July 
2, 2001. We received comments from two Federal agencies.

III. OSM's Findings

    Following are the findings we made concerning the amendment under 
SMCRA and the Federal regulations at 30 CFR 884.14 and 884.15. We are 
approving the amendment.

A. Montana State Reorganization To Create the Board of Environmental 
Review and the Department of Environmental Quality

    In 1995, the Montana legislature renamed the former Board of Land 
Commissioners to become the Board of Environmental Review and created 
the DEQ, formerly the Department of State Lands. This reorganization 
was performed in order to streamline the natural resource functions of 
State government. Montana submitted the statute changes resulting from 
the State reorganization in SPATS No. MT-017-FOR (Administrative Record 
No. MT-14-01).
    When we reviewed the MT-017-FOR submittal, we did not find any 
regulatory (Title V) problems with the Montana submittal concerning the 
State reorganization. However, we deferred on the approval of MCA 82-4-
239 concerning AML (Title IV) reclamation and placed a required plan 
amendment upon the Montana program (30 CFR 926.21(a)) in order to 
obtain more information concerning the revised AMLR plan and the AMLR 
reorganization. For more information, please refer to the final rule 
Federal Register notice dated January 22, 1999, on MT-017-FOR (64 FR 
3604; Administrative Record No. MT-14-13).
    In the August 15, 2000, submittal (SPATS No. MT-021-FOR; 
Administrative Record No. MT-18-01), Montana presented a copy of the 
2000 State handbook concerning the creation of the Montana DEQ. This 
handbook contains the information we requested regarding a new 
organizational chart for the AMLR plan under the DEQ.
    In addition, Montana has submitted a rewritten Reclamation Plan 
2001 plan amendment. In this document, Montana has updated references 
from the former Department of State Lands to reflect management under 
the current DEQ. The following pages have been revised to reflect that 
name change: pages 1 and 2, Introduction; page 3, the Designation of 
the DEQ as Authorized Agency; page 5, Legal Opinion of Authority to 
Conduct AML Program; page 7, Goals and Objectives; page 8, Reclamation 
Projects Ranking and Selection; page 9, Coordination of Agencies; page 
10, Policies and Procedures for Land Acquisition, Management and 
Disposal; page 11, Reclamation of Private Land; page 12, Consent for 
Entry; pages 13 through 15, Administrative and Management Structure; 
page 16, Personnel Staffing Policies; page 17, Purchasing and 
Procurement Policies; page 18, Accounting System; page 19, Parameters 
Related to Montana AML Reclamation Program; and Attachments C, D, E, 
and F concerning Abandoned Inactive Mine Scoring System (AIMSS), DEQ 
Personnel Staffing Policies, Purchasing and Procurement Delegation 
Agreement, and the Montana Administrative Register which published 
notices of the Montana AML plan revision in 1996, respectively.
    In the response letter dated April 30, 2001 (Administrative Record 
No. MT-18-11), Montana stated that there are no further revisions to 
the State AMLR plan, other than what is included in this submittal. 
This explanation satisfies the required plan amendment at 30 CFR 
926.21(a) as it provides us with adequate information concerning 
Montana's reorganization. We find Montana's AMLR plan amendment to be 
in compliance with SMCRA and consistent with the Federal regulations. 
We remove the required plan amendment at 30 CFR 926.21(a).

B. Deletion of Definitions Concerning ``Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation 
Fund,'' ``Emergency'' and ``Extreme Danger'' at ARM 26.4.301; Revision 
of Definition of ``Abandoned'' at ARM 26.3.301 and ARM 26.4.1303; and 
the Deletion of ARM 26.4.1231, 26.4.1232, 26.4.1233, 26.4.1234, 
26.4.1235, 26.4.1236, 26.4.1237, 26.4.1238, 26.4.1239, 26.4.1240, 
26.4.1241, and 26.4.1242

    As part of the Montana Governor's directive to reduce ARM rules by 
at least 5%, Montana proposed to delete all State rules (listed above) 
concerning its AMLR program (see Attachment F, 2001 State Plan 
Amendment) in 1996. Montana decided to rely on its AMLR plan; the State 
statutes at MCA 82-4-239, 242, 323, 371, 372, 424, 445, and 446; and 
the Federal authority contained in the Code of Federal Regulations at 
30 CFR subchapter R.
    In response to these deletions, we sent Montana a letter dated 
January 24, 2001, requesting a description of where the deleted 
sections were covered elsewhere, either in the approved AMLR plan or 
the State statutes (Administrative Record No. MT-18-08). In response, 
Montana provided a rewritten AMLR plan, as well as a letter dated April 
30, 2001, detailing where the information from the deleted rules is 
addressed elsewhere in the State AMLR plan (Administrative Record No. 
MT-18-11). The replacement authority for the deleted rules in the 
Montana AMLR plan is as follows:
a. Montana's Emergency AMLR Program
    Montana states that it will use the Federal definitions for 
``emergency'' and ``extreme danger'' which are contained in 30 CFR 
870.5. Montana has also attached its approved 1983 Emergency Program 
Plan Amendment to the 2001 State Plan Amendment as Attachment A. The 
1983 Emergency Program Plan and the original 1980 plan address the 
provisions of ARM 26.4.1231 and 26.4.1232 concerning AMLR definitions 
and the AMLR fund. Montana states that most of the remaining rule 
deletions do not pertain to Montana's emergency AMLR program and are 
covered elsewhere in the plan. A copy of Montana's original 1980 AMLR 
plan, which is referenced in the following discussions, may be obtained 
from the DEQ.
b. ARM 26.4.1233, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Eligible Lands and 
Waters
    The most current definition of eligible lands and waters is 
contained in the 1995 Montana plan amendment (SPATS No. MT-016-FOR; 
Administrative Record No. MT-AML-01). This definition was expanded to 
include certain coal mine sites where there had been a forfeiture of 
inadequate bonds or where bonds were forfeited from an insolvent 
surety.
c. ARM 26.4.1234, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Reclamation 
Objectives and Priorities
    The requirements for this deleted rule are contained in the 
original 1980 plan beginning on page 11, Volume 1. The AML goals and 
objectives are addressed on page 7 of the 2001 State Plan Amendment 
(SPATS No. MT-021-FOR; Administrative Record No. MT-18-11).
d. ARM 26.4.1235, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Reclamation Project 
Evaluation
    Montana's criteria for AML project ranking and selection are 
contained on page 14, Volume 1 of the 1980 original AMLR plan. In 
addition, Montana has incorporated at Attachment C of the 2001 State 
Plan Amendment, the

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AIMSS, a procedure for ranking and evaluating projects (SPATS No. MT-
021-FOR; Administrative Record No. MT-18-11).
e. ARM 26.4.1236, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Consent to Enter 
Lands
    Montana's original 1980 plan lists the criteria for AML consent of 
entry on page 25, Volume 1. In addition, page 12 of the 2001 State Plan 
Amendment addresses consent for entry (SPATS No. MT-021-FOR; 
Administrative Record No. MT-18-11).
f. ARM 26.4.1237, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Land Eligible for 
Acquisition
    Montana's original 1980 plan defines the policies and procedures 
for land acquisition, management, and disposal on pages 19 through 21, 
Volume 1, as does page 10 of the 2001 State Plan Amendment (SPATS No. 
MT-021-FOR; Administrative Record No. MT-18-11).
g. ARM 26.4.1238, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Procedures for 
Acquisition
    Montana's original 1980 AMLR plan addresses the procedures for land 
acquisition on pages 19 through 21, Volume 1, as does the 2001 State 
Plan Amendment on page 10 (SPATS No. MT-021-FOR; Administrative Record 
No. MT-18-11).
h. ARM 26.4.1239, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Acceptance of Gifts 
of Land
    Montana's original 1980 AMLR plan defines the policies and 
procedures for land acquisition, management, and disposal on pages 19 
through 21, Volume 1.
i. ARM 26.4.1240, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Management of 
Acquired Lands
    Montana's original 1980 AMLR plan defines the policies and 
procedures for land acquisition, management and disposal on pages 19 
through 21, Volume 1.
j. ARM 26.4.1241, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Disposition of 
Reclaimed Lands
    Montana's original 1980 AMLR plan defines the policies and 
procedures for land acquisition, management, and disposal on pages 19 
through 21, Volume 1.
k. ARM 26.4.1242, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Reclamation on 
Private Land
    The requirement to reclaim private land is addressed in the Montana 
Constitution at Article IX, in the original 1980 AMLR plan on page 24, 
and in the 2001 State Plan Amendment at page 11 (SPATS No. MT-021-FOR; 
Administrative Record No. MT-18-11).
    In addition to discussion a. through k. above, pages five through 
19 of the 2001 Plan Amendment address the content of an AML plan. The 
Federal equivalent is contained at 30 CFR 884.13. Therefore, based on 
the above description, we find that the proposed Montana deletions and 
revisions, considered together with other statutes and plan amendments, 
compare, all together, with applicable requirements of the Federal 
regulations and SMCRA sufficient to ensure that the Montana plan, as a 
whole, meets all applicable Federal requirements.

C. MCA 82-4-239, Reclamation

    Montana revised MCA 82-4-239 in SPATS No. MT-017-FOR to reflect the 
reorganized duties of the Board of Environmental Review and the DEQ. 
However, we deferred our decision on MCA 82-4-239 in SPATS No. MT-017-
FOR as it was unclear what the new reorganization of the Montana AMLR 
plan consisted of, as well as which AMLR rules and statutes had been 
revised as a result of the 1995 State reorganization (January 22, 1999, 
Federal Register notice; 64 FR 3604).
    In MT-021-FOR, Montana has presented the same revisions to MCA 82-
4-239 as we reviewed in MT-017-FOR. However, in MT-021-FOR, Montana has 
also presented the information that we requested in the required plan 
amendment at 30 CFR 926.21(a). Specifically, Montana has presented an 
organizational chart for the new DEQ, a narrative description of 
changes made to the AMLR plan in a letter dated May 30, 2001, a 
rewritten AMLR plan (see finding B of this final rule), as well as 
assurances that no other revisions exist to the AMLR program. With this 
information, we can approve revised MCA 82-4-239 as in compliance with 
SMCRA and consistent with Federal regulations. We approve the revisions 
to MCA 82-4-239.

IV. Summary and Disposition of Comments

Public Comments

    We asked for public comments on the amendment by letter dated 
September 13, 2000 (Administrative Record No. MT-18-03), but did not 
receive any.

Federal Agency Comments

    Under 30 CFR 884.14(a)(2) and 884.15(a), we requested comments on 
the amendment from various Federal agencies with an actual or potential 
interest in the Montana plan by letter dated September 13, 2000 
(Administrative Record No. MT-18-03). The Bureau of Indian Affairs 
(BIA) responded by letters dated September 29, 2000, and May 30, 2001, 
that it had no concerns with the proposed Montana AMLR revisions 
(Administrative Record Nos. MT-18-05 and MT-18-14). The BIA's September 
29, 2000, letter also gave positive comments concerning Montana's 
revegetation program, which is the subject of another State Program 
Amendment, SPATS No. MT-019-FOR. The Mine Safety and Health 
Administration (MSHA) sent in letters from three offices (Denver, CO; 
Arlington, VA; and Pittsburgh, PA) which stated that it had no concerns 
with the proposed Montana AMLR revisions. Those letters are dated 
October 18, 2000, November 13, 2000, and June 11, 2001 (Administrative 
Record Nos. MT-18-04, MT-18-07, and MT-18-15).

V. OSM's Decision

    Based on the above findings, we approve Montana's August 15, 2000, 
amendment as revised by the submittal dated April 30, 2001.
    To implement this decision, we are amending the Federal regulations 
at 30 CFR Part 926, which codify decisions concerning the Montana plan. 
We find that good cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this 
final rule effective immediately. Section 405(d) of SMCRA requires that 
the State have a program that is in compliance with the procedures, 
guidelines, and requirements established under the Act. Making this 
regulation effective immediately will expedite that process. SMCRA 
requires consistency of State and Federal standards.

VI. Procedural Determinations

Executive Order 12630--Takings

    This rule does not have takings implications. This determination is 
based on the analysis performed for the counterpart Federal regulation.

Executive Order 12866--Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is exempted from review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) under Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and 
Review).

Executive Order 12988--Civil Justice Reform

    The Department of the Interior has conducted the reviews required 
by section 3 of Executive Order 12988 and has determined that, to the 
extent allowable by law, this rule meets the applicable standards of 
subsections (a)

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and (b) of that section. However, these standards are not applicable to 
the actual language of State AMLR plans and revisions thereof because 
each plan is drafted and promulgated by a specific State, not by OSM. 
Decisions on proposed State AMLR plans and revisions thereof submitted 
by a State are based on a determination of whether the submittal meets 
the requirements of Title IV of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1231-1243) and the 
applicable Federal regulations at 30 CFR part 884.

Executive Order 13132--Federalism

    This rule does not have Federalism implications. SMCRA delineates 
the roles of the Federal and State governments with regard to the 
regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations. One of 
the purposes of SMCRA is to ``establish a nationwide program to protect 
society and the environment from the adverse effects of surface coal 
mining operations.'' Section 503(a)(1) of SMCRA requires that State 
laws regulating surface coal mining and reclamation operations be ``in 
accordance with'' the requirements of SMCRA, and section 503(a)(7) 
requires that State programs contain rules and regulations ``consistent 
with'' regulations issued by the Secretary pursuant to SMCRA.

Executive Order 13211--Regulations That Significantly Affect the 
Supply, Distribution, or Use of Energy

    On May 18, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13211 which 
requires agencies to prepare a Statement of Energy Effects for a rule 
that is considered: (1) Significant under Executive Order 12866, and 
(2) likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, 
distribution, or use of energy. Because this rule is exempt from review 
under Executive Order 12866 and is not expected to have a significant 
adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy, a 
Statement of Energy Effects is not required.

National Environmental Policy Act

    No environmental impact statement is required for this rule since 
agency decisions on proposed State AMLR plans and revisions thereof are 
categorically excluded from compliance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332) by the Manual of the Department of the 
Interior (516 DM 6, appendix 8, paragraph 8.4B(29)).

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not contain information collection requirements that 
require approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
3507 et seq.).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Department of the Interior certifies that this rule will not 
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
The State submittal, which is the subject of this rule, is based upon 
counterpart Federal regulations for which an economic analysis was 
prepared and certification made that such regulations would not have a 
significant economic effect upon a substantial number of small 
entities. In making the determination as to whether this rule would 
have a significant economic impact, the Department relied upon the data 
and assumptions for the counterpart Federal regulations.

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. This rule: a. Does not 
have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million; b. Will not cause 
a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual 
industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic 
regions; and c. Does not have significant adverse effects on 
competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the 
ability of U.S. based enterprises to compete with foreign-based 
enterprises. This determination is based upon the fact that the State 
submittal, which is the subject of this rule, is based upon counterpart 
Federal regulations for which an analysis was prepared and a 
determination made that the Federal regulation was not considered a 
major rule.

Unfunded Mandates

    This rule will not impose an unfunded mandate on State, local, or 
tribal governments or the private sector of $100 million or more in any 
given year. This determination is based upon the fact that the State 
submittal, which is the subject of this rule, is based upon counterpart 
Federal regulations for which an analysis was prepared and a 
determination made that the Federal regulation did not impose an 
unfunded mandate.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 926

    Abandoned mine reclamation programs, Intergovernmental relations, 
Surface mining, Underground mining.

    Dated: May 13, 2002.
Peter Rutledge,
Acting Regional Director, Western Regional Coordinating Center.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, Title 30, Chapter VII, 
Subchapter T of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth 
below:

PART 926--MONTANA ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION PROGRAM

    1. The authority citation for part 926 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
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    2. Section 926.25 is amended in the table by adding a new entry in 
chronological order by ``Date of Final Publication'' to read as 
follows:


Sec. 926.25  Approval of Montana abandoned mine land reclamation plan 
amendments.

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 Original amendment submission    Date of final
             date                  publication      Citation/description
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*                  *                  *                  *
                  *                  *                  *
August 15, 2000...............  June 20, 2002....  Deletion of ARM
                                                    26.4.301(1), (37),
                                                    and (41), 26.4.1231,
                                                    26.4.1232,
                                                    26.4.1233,
                                                    26.4.1234,
                                                    26.4.1235,
                                                    26.4.1236,
                                                    26.4.1237,
                                                    26.4.1238,
                                                    26.4.1239,
                                                    26.4.1240,
                                                    26.4.1241, and
                                                    26.4.1242; and
                                                    revision of ARM
                                                    26.4.301(1), ARM
                                                    26.4.1303, MCA 82-4-
                                                    239, and the Montana
                                                    Reclamation Plan
                                                    2001 Plan Amendment
                                                    are approved.
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Sec. 926.21  [Amended]

    3. Section 926.21 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph 
(a).

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